Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

تخلّع

Root: خلع

Form: 5

Full Definition

تخلّعV It came off, or fell off, from the hand or foot. [See also 7.]
2 تخلّعت السَّفِينَةُ The ship parted asunder; became disjointed; became separated in its places of joining.
3 تخلّع, in walking, i. q. تَفَكَّكَ; i. e. [He was, or became, loose in the joints; or] he shook his shoulder-joints and his arms, and made signs with them: and also signifies a certain manner of walking, in which one shakes his shoulder-joints and his arms, and makes signs with them: or the walking of him whose buttocks are apart, or parted. [See also تَخَلَّجَ.]
4 تخلّع فِى الشَّرَابِ He persisted in the drinking of intoxicating beverage, or became intoxicated, so that his joints became lax, or loose.
5 تخلّع القَوْمُ The people, or company of men, stole away, slipped away, or went away secretly.


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